Animal: Cottontail Rabbit
Biome: dersert
Classification: It has long ears, a white tail, and a brownish redish color.
Diet classification: grass, and grasshoppers.
If you like to play freeze tag, you might want to take a few lessons from the cottontail rabbit. They are experts at "freezing" in place. But, they're not playing a game of tag, they're trying to stay alive. When another animal approaches, the cottontail will "freeze." By sitting perfectly still, it tries to avoid being noticed. If freezing doesn't work and the animal or person continues toward it, the rabbit will take off hopping away in a zig-zag pattern. If you have rabbits in your yard, you've probably seen this happen. In case you hadn't guessed, cottontails are named for their short, fluffy white tail that looks like a big cottonball (see photo). The rabbit's body is covered with a soft pale-gray fur with black tips and cinnamon-colored fur near the neck and legs. The fur on the rabbit's underparts is bright white. Because their fur is not waterproof, rabbits groom a lot to keep the hair in good condition. Cottontails grow to about 14-18 inches long and up to 4 pounds and the females are larger than males.
Biome: dersert
Classification: It has long ears, a white tail, and a brownish redish color.
Diet classification: grass, and grasshoppers.
If you like to play freeze tag, you might want to take a few lessons from the cottontail rabbit. They are experts at "freezing" in place. But, they're not playing a game of tag, they're trying to stay alive. When another animal approaches, the cottontail will "freeze." By sitting perfectly still, it tries to avoid being noticed. If freezing doesn't work and the animal or person continues toward it, the rabbit will take off hopping away in a zig-zag pattern. If you have rabbits in your yard, you've probably seen this happen. In case you hadn't guessed, cottontails are named for their short, fluffy white tail that looks like a big cottonball (see photo). The rabbit's body is covered with a soft pale-gray fur with black tips and cinnamon-colored fur near the neck and legs. The fur on the rabbit's underparts is bright white. Because their fur is not waterproof, rabbits groom a lot to keep the hair in good condition. Cottontails grow to about 14-18 inches long and up to 4 pounds and the females are larger than males.
LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottontail_rabbit
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/cottontail-rabbit.html
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/cottontail.htm
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/rabbit.html
http://www.baylink.org/wpc/rabbit.html